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‘Reasonably likely’ toxic liquid entering stream

Expert evidence suggests it is ‘‘reasonably likely’’ that toxic material from the Green Island...

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‘Reasonably likely’ toxic liquid entering stream

Environmental monitoring at the Green Island landfill is not up to the task of determining whether toxic liquid is seeping into nearby waterways, an ORC's senior consents planner says.

Regional deal could result in gondola going ahead

Regional deal could result in gondola going ahead

Public transport by gondola could be part-funded by visitor levies in Queenstown if a regional deal is approved by government.

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Inspector had walk through effluent at troubled Queenstown plant

Discharges from the Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant create extensive ponding beyond the plant...

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Inspector had walk through effluent at troubled Queenstown plant

An investigator has described wading through a river of effluent in her gumboots in a dossier of evidence damning the state of a failing Queenstown wastewater treatment plant.

Freshwater plan: ORC councillor resigns after govt steps in

Freshwater plan: ORC councillor resigns after govt steps in

A long-time Otago regional councillor has resigned in protest after the govt moved this week to stop the council from voting on its plan to protect the environment.

From Dunedin to the Gold Coast

Jetstar Airbus A320 comes in to land at Dunedin Airport. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Dunedin to the Gold Coast: Jetstar flights to Aussie return to the south

Flights to and from the Gold Coast will take off from Dunedin Airport next winter.

CDC looking into buying: land: mayor

Clutha District Mayor Bryan Cadogan. PHOTO: RICHARD DAVISON

CDC looking into buying: land: mayor

A Southern council has investigated buying farms amid concerns Otago councils could be required to discharge treated wastewater to land instead of waterways.

Dam safety regulations ‘sensible’

Matakanui Station owner Andrew Paterson. Photo: Shawn McAvinue/file

Dam safety regulations ‘sensible’

The number of dams across Otago that could need a new "potential impact classification" shows how sensible recent changes to dam safety regulations were, an Otago sheep and beef farmer says.

Record number of sea lion pups

A record crop . . . One of Dunedin’s 31 new New Zealand sea lion pups hides in the bushes at...

Record number of sea lion pups

Department of Conservation staff ran out of microchips as sea lion pup numbers exceeded all expectations in New Zealand's wildlife capital this year.

iPhone calls cops on Mosgiel drunk driver

A Mosgiel driver abused police when his smartphone dobbed him in after he crashed into a ditch under the influence of alcohol, police say.

‘Highways in the sky’ lauded

The improving network of "highways in the sky" made it possible for the Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust to fly more than 2000 missions last year.

Car thief rams police and flees on motorway

Car thief rams police and flees on motorway

The driver of a stolen car rammed a police vehicle and then fled by driving the wrong way on the motorway early this morning, police say.

Furry plague warning

Five government organisations have been issued work orders in the past eight months as the Otago Regional Council responds to reported "plagues" of rabbits in parts of the region.

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Why are people leaving Dunedin?

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Why are people leaving Dunedin?

Before anyone here had ever heard of Covid-19, Dunedin was a growing city. Then the pandemic hit and people left. A lot of them, apparently.

'Unsophisticated' shoplifter hits Dunedin stores

A recidivist shoplifter has been making the rounds in Dunedin for the past few days, police say.

Consent granted for Smooth Hill landfill

Consent has been granted for a landfill at the Smooth Hill site, south of Dunedin city. Photo:...

Consent granted for Smooth Hill landfill

Consent has been granted for Dunedin’s next municipal landfill, south of the city at Smooth Hill.

ORC partnership with runanga expanded

ORC partnership with runanga expanded

THE Otago Regional Council’s governance level forum with its Māori partners has now officially expanded.

The Otago Regional Council says $3.4 million has been spent in an ongoing clean-up of summer flooding that inundated large parts of Fiordland, Southland and South and West Otago more than two years...

ORC head to leave next week

Otago Regional Council chief executive Sarah Gardner says she is leaving the council in "good heart".

Govt urged to delay school return

'Avalanche of cases': Govt urged to delay school return

Schools' doors should remain shut until children are better protected from widespread Omicron transmission, a University of Otago epidemiologist says.

Trying to fight off sea lion wrong: Doc

A body boarder raises his board when confronted by a juvenile New Zealand sea lion at a Dunedin...

Trying to fight off sea lion wrong: Doc

A video of a body boarder wildly swinging his board at a New Zealand sea lion at a Dunedin beach reveals ignorance of the threatened species, a Department of Conservation biodiversity ranger says.

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